After a month and a half of traveling, we are finally home until after the new year. Everything we did and saw was well worth the time it took and tiring traveling.
We covered quite a bit of territory since September 1. We traveled to the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Norway. Estonia, Russia, Germany, England, Spain, Italy, Ireland and Scotland. Thirteen countries and every one was different with some likeness.
Meeting people from each of the countries was wonderful and each time you talk with these people you realize how blessed you are to be living in the United States of America. Their gasoline alone is very expensive. They pay from 1.35 to 1.55 per liter and there are 5 liters to an english gallon. They have small cars for the most part but it is still very expensive to drive there.
The one heart wrenching thing in most every country is the lack of Christian beliefs that are still being practiced. Some of the countries have such little participation in church anymore that they have converted the church buildings to concert halls, and many other socialistic venues. People seem to lack the need for Christianity in their lives and that is what is slowly happening here in America. This is why there is so much hatred and anger among the population. Love for one another is slowly creeping away and we are being lulled into a society that is about everyone for themselves and to heck with anyone else.
God help us wake up before it is too late. We need God back in our schools, the workplace and in our homes most of all. We need to go back to teaching one another about God’s Word and what the word says about loving one another.
The people we met were kind and likable, but that is not going to get anyone into Heaven. We must accept Jesus as Savior and live according to His Word and accept His forgiveness for our sins. I prayed over every step I took,(not out loud, but silently) and in every place, declaring that God’s grace and love fill that place. I believe we are ambassadors of God’s love and we can carry that love everywhere we go. We might not see the results, but we have planted a seed and God will send someone else to water it.
I intend to be writing more since we are home, but I continue to pray for all the places Ike and I have walked. God bless.
The Glory Of His Presence 